Multilayer Gas Barrier Film for Thin Stable Oxygen Coatings

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Solution Overview

Problem

Gas barrier films with resin substrates and coating films formed using wet coating methods often exhibit unstable oxygen barrier properties, particularly when the coating film thickness is reduced, leading to inferior oxygen barrier performance due to defects caused by anti-blocking agents.

Innovation Solution

A gas barrier film design featuring a resin substrate with multiple layers, where the surface layer does not contain anti-blocking agents, and an inorganic oxide layer is included between the substrate and the oxygen barrier coating film, ensuring uniform coating application and minimizing gas permeation defects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If the coating film thickness is reduced, then the manufacturing cost and material usage are reduced, but the oxygen barrier properties deteriorate due to defects caused by anti-blocking agents

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoating film thicknessVSAvoidoxygen barrier properties
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and removes anti-blocking agents from the surface layer of the resin substrate. By taking out these harmful components that cause defects, the coating film can achieve uniform application and proper thickness without interruptions, thereby maintaining good oxygen barrier properties even at reduced thickness levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The resin substrate is divided into multiple layers with different functions: the surface layer excludes anti-blocking agents to ensure coating quality, while inner layers may contain anti-blocking agents for their intended purpose. This segmentation allows optimization of each layer's composition for its specific function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If anti-blocking agents are included in the resin substrate, then blocking is prevented, but coating uniformity deteriorates due to defects at the coating interface

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblocking preventionVSAvoidcoating uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The invention applies local quality by having different compositional characteristics in different regions of the resin substrate. The surface layer specifically excludes anti-blocking agents to ensure coating uniformity, while inner layers maintain anti-blocking agents for their blocking prevention function. Each layer has optimized local properties suited to its specific role.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Quantity of substance

If the coating film is made thin, then the production cost and material consumption are reduced, but the oxygen barrier performance becomes unstable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoating film thicknessVSAvoidoxygen barrier stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The invention performs preliminary action by removing anti-blocking agents from the surface layer before coating application. This preparatory step ensures that the coating interface is free from defects that would compromise thin film integrity, allowing the coating film to achieve and maintain stable oxygen barrier properties even at reduced thickness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3892463B1Gas barrier film
Publication Date: 2025.11.05 TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC
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AI summary

A gas barrier film includes a resin substrate and an oxygen barrier coating film in contact with a first surface of the resin substrate. The resin substrate includes two or more resin layers including a base layer. Of the two or more resin layers, a resin layer forming the first surface of the resin substrate does not contain an anti-blocking agent.